 ... of a second, or to instantaneity. The instantaneous explosion of a large quantity of gun-cotton is made use of when it is required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to...  Journal of the Royal United Service Institution - Page 419by Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1864 - 376 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. It is found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1864 - 1104 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made uso of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. It is found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | Hippolyte Dussauce, Hippolyte Etienne Dussauce - Science - 1864 - 368 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. It is found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | Art - 1864 - 474 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on (lie surrounding material. The slow combustion ii made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. It is found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | Hippolyte Dussauce, Hippolyte Etienne Dussauce - Science - 1864 - 376 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slowcombustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...all the gas is generated before motion commences, nntl this is tho condition of maximum etli-ct. It is found that tho condition necessary to produce... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1864 - 366 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion ia made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...plain, therefore, that, if we can explode a large mass iustantaneously, we gct put of the gases so exploded the greatest possible power, because all the gas... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1865 - 372 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. Ittis found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | Alexander Lyman Holley - Armor-plate - 1865 - 994 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material. The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as...is generated before motion commences, and this is the condition of maximum effect. It is found that the condition necessary to produce instantaneous... | |
 | Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - Military art and science - 1865 - 658 pages
...surrounding material. The slow combustion is used when it is required to produce manageable power, Ħus in the case of gunnery. It is plain, therefore, that...power, because all the gas is generated before motion commence*; and this is known to be the condition for maximum effect. The great waste of gunpowder is... | |
 | Thomas Richardson - 1865 - 652 pages
...required to produce destructive effects on the surrounding material The slow combustion is made use of when it is required to produce manageable power, as in the case of gunnery." 6th. It leaves no residue in the gun on explosion. Hence there is no fouling, and no time lost in sponging... | |
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